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Buck up, Raffy! | Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports Can the boys salvage a win in Queens behind Tanner Houck? The Red Sox look to salvage their series against the Mets behind Tanner Houck, and to keep a dream of October alive a little longer, tonight in Queens against Tylor Megill (7:10 p.m., NESN). The Sox seem to be coming undone, with Rafael Devers coming under … [Read more...] about Game 140: Red Sox at Mets

Even though the Sea Dogs lost, Coffey went a six solid innings, an occurance that’s hardly rare. The Red Sox season is just about over. So, since the front office clearly didn’t secure enough assets to contend, it’s time to watch some of what they hedged the season on. Worcester had the night off Tuesday, but Portland and Greenville played, and they each featured a lack of … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 9/3/24: Isaac Coffey. That’s the Headline.

David Butler II-Imagn Images Jacob Roy digs into a strong bounceback performance. Welcome back to another edition of The Anatomy of An Inning. My name is Jacob Roy, and I pretend to know pitching better than the pitchers themselves. If you’re new here or need a reminder of what this is all about, I take an inning from the previous week or so and break it down, one … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of An Inning: Kutter Crawford Has Found A Groove

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The Red Sox seem headed for another empty September Somehow, according to Fangraphs, the Red Sox playoff odds still sit at 12.3 percent. Part of this has to do with the Royals and their seven game losing streak, but the biggest chunk of that persistent percentage is mostly tied to the remote possibility of the Red Sox … [Read more...] about Red Sox’s Limp Play Exposes MLB’s Awful Playoff Format

Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images Is the Curse of Mookie real? Red Sox front office and ownership in 2022: Red Sox front office and ownership in 2023: Red Sox front office and ownership in 2024: Red Sox front office and ownership in 2025: Finale with the Mets is at 7:10 PM ET. Then this weekend the White Sox come into town. Are the Red Sox really worse … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/4: Deck Chairs on the Titanic

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Just how bad is Rafael Devers’ shoulder? Frankly, this is one of the weirdest injuries I can ever remember. We have been told literally all season long that Devers’ shoulder is bothering him, yet he hasn’t gone on the IL once and has put together one of the most productive seasons of his … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Someone Please Check On Rafael Devers

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images We all need a little Green Day from time to time Here comes the rain again In 2022 and 2023, September was a disaster. Once again this season, rain is falling and we’re running out of baseball to play. Falling from the stars While I never would have considered the Red Sox “stars” in the context of 2024 baseball teams, there was a time when … [Read more...] about Red Sox 2, Mets 7: Wake Me Up When September Ends

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images How about we switch things up and win a ballgame? The Red Sox are taking on the Mets after dropping the first game of their final series against a National League opponent. At this point, almost every game is a must-win because as Alex Cora said, “we’re running out of time”. Fortunately, Kansas City and Minnesota have each failed to … [Read more...] about Game 139: Red Sox at Mets